^ Thank you for this info (esp. recommending the online approach to Chase)! I am nowhere near as informed and on top of this as you and many other flyertalk folks, so I have what I think for you all is a basic question:
Main question: Is there a way for me to reliably determine after the fact which charges on my Chase United MP Signature Visa that I made this year and for which the listing of the charge on my Visa statements includes "United Airlines" actually qualify for the "up to 5K of PQMs" bonus (i.e., were spent on www.united.com for airline ticket purchases)?
Details: I have over $6000 of "United Airlines" charges on my Visa statements this year but so far only 4061 PQMs for united.com charges have been transferred per United. 99% of the time I use United.com to book tickets but it is possible that (esp. during the merger!) I had to resort to calling united. Also, there are lots of smaller (<$100) "United Airlines" chargesfor PE seating, taxes, fare lock fees, etc. Which of these charges actually qualify? Appreciate your expertise folks!